Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump says he would be willing to do ‘fireside chat’ reading the Zelensky transcript Krystal Ball: ‘The weird obsession and freakout over Tulsi Gabbard has massively helped her’ Trump says poor treatment and high taxes prompted permanent residence change MORE is the “best” U.S. president because he is “transparent.”

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“He’s the best American president,” said Assad in a recent interview, according to an NBC News translation.”Not because his policies are good, but because he’s the most transparent president.”

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Referring to other U.S. presidents, Assad said “all they are is a group of criminals who only represent the interest of American lobbies of large corporations in weapons, oil and others.”